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Due to naturally occurring variations in our genes, people metabolize, or process, certain medications at different rates. The study of how efficiently people are able to metabolize medication is called pharmacogenetics. Pharmacogenetics categorizes this efficiency into 4 metabolic statuses for the breakdown of a particular medication:
- Poor metabolizers (PM) - very slow breakdown
- Intermediate metabolizers (IM) - slower than normal breakdown
- Normal metabolizers (NM) - normal breakdown
- Ultra-rapid metabolizers (UM) - faster than normal breakdown
September 15, 2020
Cancers are divided into two types: solid tumor cancers that form tumors and blood (or hematologic) cancers that typically do not form a solid tumor. In recognition of Blood Cancer Awareness Month this month, we take a closer look at the three main types of blood cancer, the signs and symptoms of blood cancer, and what you should do if you or someone you care about is experiencing symptoms of the disease.
Cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell multiplication. Normal cells become cancer cells through changes (or mutations) in the DNA of genes that control a variety of cellular functions, including cell division, cell growth and DNA repair.
September 24, 2020
A cancer diagnosis has an enormous impact on a patient’s family, and in some cases, a diagnosis can even impact the cancer risk of a patient’s relatives. Blood, or hematologic, cancers are no exception.
September 28, 2020
Gynecologic cancers originate in a woman’s reproductive organs, and include cervical, ovarian, uterine (endometrial), vaginal and vulvar cancers. An estimated 110,070 new gynecologic cancer diagnoses were made in the United States in 2018, and 32,120 deaths were attributed to these cancers the same year.1 In recognition of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month this month, we take a closer look at which gynecologic cancers can be hereditary, or can be passed from an affected parent to their child, and how individuals can assess and mitigate their gynecologic cancer risk.
September 30, 2020
There are five main types of gynecologic cancer: ovarian, uterine (endometrial), cervical, vaginal and vulvar. These cancers start in a woman’s reproductive organs and often have few or no symptoms during early stages of disease. To recognize Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month this September, we summarize the signs and symptoms of each gynecologic cancer and what action you should take if you or someone you care about is experiencing symptoms that are consistent with these cancers.